Rhbg is one of two recently cloned nonerythroid glycoproteins belonging to the Rh antigen family. Rhbg is expressed in basolateral membranes of intercalated cells of the kidney cortical collecting duct and some other cell types of the distal nephron and may function as NH(4)(+) transporters. The aim of this study was to characterize the role of Rhbg in transporting NH(4)(+). To do so, we expres...

The rate of nonexchangeable NH/ release from soils can have a significant effect on N dynamics and environmental quality. Nonexchangeable NH/ is that N fraction which is fixed in the interlayers of clay minerals. The objective of this study was to determine the kinetics of nonexchangeable NH4 release from two topsoils from Germany [Giessen Ap (Aqualf) and Hungen Ap (Alfisol)] and from two subso...

The adult neurohypophysis (NH) is a well-established site of CNS plasticity: its glial cells, the pituicytes, reorganize their structure and undergo increased proliferation in response to stimulations such as dehydration. However, it remains to be clarified whether the newly-formed cells derive from pituicytes re-entering the cell cycle or from glial precursors or stem cells. Here, we first ana...

OBJECTIVE To describe the decline of tuberculosis (TB) cases among U.S.-born non-Hispanic (NH) black and white Chicago residents. METHODS Data from the National TB Surveillance System was used to analyze trends and characteristics of reported TB cases among U.S.-born NH black and U.S.-born NH white Chicago residents from 1998-2008. RESULTS Chicago reported a total of 3,821 TB cases over the...